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Empire Theatre to show movie favorite, 'Mrs. Wiggs' FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 21, 1935) "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," that story which we have all read and remember and which brought more eqjoyment than anything in a long time, is to be^shown at the Empire Theatre'on March 27, 28, and 29, for the benefit of the Philathea club of McHenry. Pauline Lord, W.C. Fields, Zazu Pitts and Evelyn Venerable are playing in the picture. Those who attended the movie will be able to see if they agree with Mrs. Wiggs that it "looks like everything in the world comes right if we jes' wait long enough. TWICE TOLD TALES Edited from our files of years gone by spring arrives today, and the sun, swinging back into the northern hemisphere for a six- month stay, crossed the equator at 7:18 a.m., making the vernal equinox or the arrival of spring. Forecaster Day, looking back over the winter (records), said there is very little to distinguish this season from other ordinary winters. . T h e c a r p e n t e r s h o p a n d blacksmith shop on the W.E. Skidmore farm at Pistakee Bay were destroyed by fire about 8:90 p.m. Saturday. John P. Case of Naperville, 111. was chosen president of the Pure Milk Association last week when (he new board of directors convened. ^ FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 22, 1945) Not only McHenry, but the county in general, has gone over Je top again in the recent Red Cross roll call drive. The quota was set at $30,200 and total subscriptions came to $40,000. McHenry township, with a quota of $1,915, collected $3,780. Clarification of curfew and after-midnight drinks and en­ tertainment was made the last of the week by the Illinois War Manpower Commission director. Only 24-hour restaurants may remain open after midnight, according to the directive. Alcoholic beverages may not be served after mid­ night and all forms of en­ tertainment such as dancing, juke boxes, and miniature movies must cease at midnight. The curfew also applies to private clubs and wedding parties. It has been announced that for the'next three months, with a few exceptions, all inductees between 18 and 20, inclusive, will be assigned to army service. According to a joint statement issued by the army and navy, it was explained {hat the arrangement was made "to satisfy current needs of the army for young infantry replacements." Exceptions include inductees who qualify and are assigned to special navy programs, such as radio technicians and combat air crewmen. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 19, 1960) The grandson of the Nowicki family residing near Kent Acres sent the local police department on a complete check of the area after running away from the Nowicki home following a spanking. Five-year-old Neil Petses had threatened to go back to his parents in Chicago, but no one took him seriously until he failed to appear for lunch and could be found nowhere in the neighborhood. He was found about 3:30 p.m. in a woods not far from the Nowicki home. Mayor George P. Freund, Aldermen Pitzen and Thennes and the city clerk, Earl Walsh, spent Monday visiting municipalities in the Chicago suburban area gathering in­ formation that should prove helpful in completing plans for the new waterworks im­ provement project. A volleyball match to benefit the whirlpool fund of McHenry Community High School brought together the junior and senior student leaders and the women faculty members. A basketball game involving the senior boys and the menTs faculty team followed. Age seemed to be slowly creeping up on the faculty members as the women's team dropped two out of three volleyball games and the senior boys beat the faculty men 58-55 in a close game. In the basketball game, leading scorer for the faculty was Clifford Fulton. Bill Oefflim and Mike Creichton each scon 17 points for the seniors. Kiwanis International has won a top award (the George Washington medal) in tne American competition from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The award was given for Kiwanis1 eleven point program on individual citizenship responsibility headlined by the organization's 1959 theme "Build Individual Respon­ sibility." TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 21, 1975) Jacquelyn S. Smith of McHenry East Campus, chairman of the McHenry County Youth Service Bureau comhiittee, has taken action protesting a reversal of the state committee's decision con­ cerning a grant for McHenry county. The District 12 Feasibility Study committee, in meeting Monday to hear final reports of sub-committees, heard the facility committee and the finance committee report that they had submitted three high school building proposals, to be considered by the Committee of Ten. The McHenry East Campus stage band earned a perfect score with three first division Idea vs. deadline OBSESSIONS ARE AS varied as they are common. Probably the most dangerous is the persistent preoc­ cupation to accumulate monev. It's also a natural obsession since there is a fine line between the need to possess enough greenbacks for the necessities of life and the desire to have enough to gratify our every need. Writers are different. Money is nice, but the compelling need to turn out stories and columns prompts another kind of urge. It is for ideas. This is to preface our declaration that within the past few days we have lost forever three thoughts which produced columns. It is tempting to try to convince readers that they are the kind of thoughts that will never cross our mina again-the kind that win awards. BUT THE HONESTY WITHIN us suggests that we admit the loss was of lesser stature. Nevertheless, any columnist will tell you that there are weeks when any acceptable idea, no matter how small, must be expanded upon to produce a product at deadline time. 1 ' One of the columns which escaped into oblivion was complete; the others were rough drafts that could have been put into shape in a short time. THEREFORE, THE LOSS of a thought expanded and put . disaster for any wnter. feelings of despair and disbelief, iti?s left con- : . . . . ' • < < < 4.?•' « « << *Y" *A * * & A Mi V, .Mk WMM sMM-'&'.-Z Rising temps Plalndealer Herald photo by Anthony Oliver If these warm temperatures keep up, the fish will one off Winding Creek Drive have been free of ice soon be biting throughout the area. Ponds like this for some time now. ratings given by the three judges at the Mundelein high school Jazz Festival. Director William Toalson announced the group will appear with the freshman and sophomore bands in a spring concert March 25. A Spring Smorgasbord was planned by the Senior Citizens' club with entertainment fur­ nished by the McHenry Choral Gub. ^Antiques and Collecting in America" will be the subject of the April program at the McHenry Business and Professional Women. The program will be presented by Connie Blanchette of Des Plaines and Richmond, a dealer and authority on antiques. Mary Dicks of McHenry has been installed as the historian of the Illinois Student Home Economics association for the year 1975-76. Miss Dicks is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Dicks of McHenry. on paper is a major disaster for any wnter. After alternate feelings of despair and disbelief, op­ timism set in. There was no way, even in our less lucid moments, that we could have been careless enough to let this material reach the waste basket. This kind of reasoning leads to the logical conclusion that what is not destroyed must only be mislaid. Where would one be inclined to let our written th< stray? As a somewhat disorganized person, the possil were many THE KEYS OF THE CAR might have been care! in the trunk; the electric bill might have been pla veniently out of sight to avoid mental strain. But where might a written column have found its resting place? After searching the most probable hiding places to no avail, it became evident that the mental processes would need to sharpen as we widened the search. Overturned chairs; a flashlight focus beneath couches: an inspection of our income tax file, the piano bench and recipe clippings-none revealed one written word that revealed a column. THE ATTIC, THE BASEMENT and a catch-all porch were the last resort. When all hope fades there comes a time when the desperate person must face the reality of a tough situation. More time had been spent looking than was devoted to the original columns. It was time to admit that with success eluding us we must become resourceful. Sharing our dismay through this column has restated some of our confidence. If we are not an average, respon­ sible human being, at least we have come up with stratagem by turning the loss of one column into a thought for another. THE OLD ADAGE tells us that every cloud has a silver lining. As we meditate on the fate of our lost thoughts in some garbage dump, we take heart. The fellow who said "get lost" in his response to the Plaindealer-Herald survey on the popularity ot this column must feel his prayers are answered. But remember, writers have a bit of ego deep within them. They also have spirit. This combination keeps them spouting off about many things, mostly unaware that there are some folks out there who don't really care. 3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: PRICE STRLDH mmr MILLER MILLER LITE 24 12 OZ. CANS '7.39 OSCO PRICE PRICE 8 MEISTER IBRAUI [24-12 OZ CANS! 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